8



 Hauling costs for 31 firms varied from 6.2 cents to 23.3 cents

 per box (Table 3).

 For picking and hauling combined, total costs for 28 firms ranged

 from 38.4 cents to 83.9 cents per box for oranges. The modal group of

 14 firms had costs between 44.8 cents and 59.2 cents. Picking and hauling

 costs for grapefruit for 26 firms varied from 29.9 cents to 63.2 cents

 per box. The modal group of 14 firms had costs between 36.3 cents and

 48.0 cents per box. Picking and hauling tangerines varied from 75.3 cents

 to $1.64 per box for 20 firms with costs for 10 firms in the modal group

 between 93.4 cents and $1.17 per box (Table 4).


 TABLE 2.--Variation in Total Cost Per Box for Picking Oranges, Grapefruit,
 and Tangerines, 1962-63 Season. Citrus Dealers, Packers and Processors.


Cost Per Box Oranges Grapefruit Tangerines


 (cents)

 Under 20.
 20 24.
 25 29.
 30 34.
 35 39.
 40 44.
 45 49,
 50 54.
 55 59.
 60 64.
 65 69.
 70 74.
 75 79.
 80 84.
 85 89.
 90 94.
 95 99.
 100 104.
 105 109.
 110 and over
 Total

Average cost per box
 (cents)
Range in costs
 (cents)


3
 7
 9
 3
 4
 2

 1











29


Number of Firms

 1
 5
 9
 7
 5

















 27


1

1
1
4

2
2
3
3
3
20


39.6 28.3 96,0


28, -- 606 1. -3. 1, 4.


28.0 60.6 19.5 39.9


61.0 140.9